An Argentine judge recognises gender abuse suffered for years by 20 nuns in a breakthrough ruling
Buenos Aires, Argentina AP An Argentine judge on Friday ruled that 20 cloistered nuns had suffered abuse for more than two decades at the hands of high-ranking clergy in the country’s conservative north, and ordered the accused archbishop and church officials to undergo psychological treatment and training in gender discrimination. The ruling in the homeland of Pope Francis cast […]
Pakistan’s Imran Khan still barred from vote after conviction appeal fails – lawyer
Karachi, Pakistan Reuters Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan remains disqualified from contesting elections after a court rejected his plea to suspend an earlier conviction on Thursday, his lawyer said. The decision came a day before the deadline to submit nomination papers for elections for provincial and national assemblies that are scheduled for 8th February. […]
Wanted: Thousands of Ukrainian judges, in huge overhaul sought by EU
DAN PELESCHUK, of Reuters, reports on efforts to fill more than 2,000 judicial vacancies in Ukraine…
Taking a stand: Young Russian lawyers step up to defend anti-war protesters
LUCY PAPACHRISTOU, of Reuters, reports on the work of young Russian lawyers defending those who have opposed the country’s invasion of Ukraine…
In the US, judge dismisses lawsuit by Florida United Methodist churches
United StatesRNS A Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit originally brought by more than 100 United Methodist churches wishing to immediately disaffiliate from the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Judge George M Wright granted a motion to dismiss the suit on Monday, saying the court lacked jurisdiction. The United Methodist […]
Updated: UK migrant flight to Rwanda grounded as European Court steps in
Updated: 10.45amLondon, UKReuters Britain’s first flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda did not take off as scheduled on Tuesday after the European human rights court issued last-minute injunctions to stop the deportation of the handful of migrants on board. The British government’s plan to send some migrants to the East African country has been […]
Pakistan on course to appoint first female Supreme Court judge
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan’s judicial commission on Thursday confirmed the nomination of the first female Supreme Court judge in the Muslim-majority nation’s history, an action that ruling party members and legal experts said all but ensures her appointment. A commission that decides on the promotion of judges voted to make 55-year-old Justice Ayesha Malik the first […]
Belgium: Mixed-race women lose crime against humanity suit
Brussels, BelgiumAP Five mixed-race women who were taken away from their Black mothers in infancy and sued the Belgian state for allegedly committing a crime against humanity have lost their case. Lawyers and relatives told The Associated Press on Thursday that they will appeal the Brussels court’s ruling. Lea Tavares Mujinga, Monique Bintu Bingi, Noelle […]
Cuba approves laws granting greater rights as criticism of protesters’ arrests heats up
Havana, CubaReuters Cuba’s National Assembly on Thursday approved a raft of laws broadening citizens’ legal rights even as the Communist-run country comes under fire at home and abroad for a crackdown on protests earlier this year. The changes stem from the 2019 constitution, which required reforms to modernize Cuba’s judicial and penal codes. But they […]
Pakistani court grants bail to Christian in blasphemy case
Lahore, PakistanAP A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to a Christian man convicted in 2018 while still a teenager of insulting Islam by posting a picture of Islam’s holiest site on social media, a defence lawyer said. The court order in the eastern city of Lahore came more than four years after Nabeel Masih […]